Deposition of Tobias Bruer
- Reference: MS 820, fols 070r-070v
- County: Waterford
- Date: 12/8/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
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Tobias Bruer late of Killesha in the parish of Whitechurch & barony of decies & within the County of Waterford yeoman (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne & examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute New years day last and since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 53 li. Part thereof consisting
Of Cowes to the value of eight pounds Of Corne in the house to the value of three and Twenty pounds ten shillings Of houshould stuffe to the value of eleuen pounds Of debts amounteing to the sime of eleuen pounds which before this present Rebelion were esteemed good debts but now become desperate by reason the debtours are in actuall rebellion which are Tho: Tobin of Kilmurey in said county husbandman & John Tobin of the same husbandman & Philip O Skullaugh of Kileesha a Cotner & William Veile of Ballyleminin husbandman & John Veile of Kilirab labourer all of the county of waterford He further sayth that he was robd by the Rebells that tooke Dungaruan whose names he knoweth not
He also sayth And that one of the souldyers for the new supply out of England whose name is vnknowne to this deponent and one called Rose of Dungaruan an Irish woman for carrying water to the English in the Castle of Dungaruan at a Gibbet in the street e of Dungaruan were both hangd by the Rebells that were then in Dungaruan about shrouetyde last of whome Richard Butler of Kilkash Esquire was Comaunder in Cheife He also sayth that Peter Anthony of the Comrow in county of waterford gentleman afore was heretofore a reputed protestant & now since this rebellion turnd papist & rebell The totall of his [
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Jurat coram nobis 12th of Aug
1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis
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The examination of
Tobias Bruer
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James Wallis
Philip Bisse